west
-
Seward Johnson Sculpture Set for a New Awakening in Hopewell
Sometimes news stories can’t help but become personal due to a concept Swiss psychologist Carl Jung called synchronicity– a term which recognizes that two or more events can align seemingly by coincidence. Such is the case for this writer, as…
-
Mayor Dave Fried: Show appreciation for the RTPD
Normally, I would reserve the well-deserved praise for our Robbinsville Township Police Department in this space for August, when “National Night Out” corresponds with “Police Appreciation Week.” However, in light of last month’s frightening hit-and-run accident involving Ptl. Connor Boyle,…
-
Deadly legionella bacteria once again detected in Trenton Water Works system
Seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported between last October and March in towns served by Trenton Water Works. According to the state Department of Health, the cases occurred in Trenton, Ewing, Lawrence Township and Hamilton township. Of the…
-
Schore to Please: Know Your Place
I was traveling up Aunt Molly Road on my way to a party celebrating the indictment of the most corrupt person in the country, if not the world, when I said to myself: “Who is Aunt Molly?” Historians can often…
-
Ewing mayor looking to fast track ESCC reconstruction
It’s been seven months since the Ewing Senior and Community Center suffered significant damage in an early-morning fire on Sept. 30. The five-alarm blaze destroyed the gymnasium and damaged other parts of the ESCC, rendering the facility unusable. Since then,…
-
Robbinsville State of the Township/Pay it Forward set for May 16
Robbinsville Township has named the The McLaughlin family as the recipient of Mayor Dave Fried’s eighth annual “Pay it Forward” initiative. The McLaughlin family—Karen, Bruce, Nico and Mikayla—are long-time members of the Robbinsville community and have been selected as the…
-
Robbinsville mayor talks public safety
Mayor Dave Fried recently sat down with the Robbinsville Advance to talk about issues currently impacting the township. The first two parts of the Q&A resulting from that interview ran in the March and April issues of the Advance and…
-
Robbinsville police officer recovering after being struck by hit-and-run driver
A Robbinsville Township police officer continues to convalesce after being was run over in a hit-and-run accident on April 23. Ptl. Connor Boyle, 25, was speaking to the driver of a disabled car on Rt. 130 South near Voelbel Road…
-
May 7 Three-Pint Challenge run to support Billy Briggs scholarship
Billy Briggs created more than just a bar when he opened Tír na nOg on Hamilton Avenue in Trenton in 1991. He also created a community. And although the man widely known as “Irish Billy Briggs” died in 2008, his…
-
Everman chasing Lawrence coach’s lacrosse goals record
While in middle school, Jessica Everman would watch Sarah Berardi score goals at a phenomenal rate en route to a Lawrence High lacrosse school record of 184. Little did Everman, now a Cardinal senior, realize that a few years later,…